Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. A new Rolling Stone cover features Jahar and a story about how he became an alleged killer.The Associated Press

In a new cover story titled "Jahar's World," Rolling Stone contributing editor Janet Reitman goes in depth on the life of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar "Jahar" Tsarnaev.

But her two months of interviews and research may be dwarfed by the shock and outrage on social media over the magazine's decision to plaster a photograph of Jahar on the cover of its August 2013 issue.

A brooding Jahar wearing an Armani Exchange shirt stares into the camera behind bold cover text reading, "THE BOMBER How a Popular, Promising Student Was Failed by His Family, Fell Into Radical Islam and Became a Monster."

With that in mind, this begs the question: Is Rolling Stone glamorizing terrorism?

Jahar already has his supporters. According to an article on ThinkProgress, fans of Jahar have organized on social media around the hashtags #FreeJahar and #Justice4Jahar. They think Tsarnaev was a pawn and that the Boston Marathon bombings were fabricated by the government.

But not all of them are happy about the cover story either, which attempts to show the transformation of Tsarnaev from average teenager into alleged killer:

While the cover may be the cause for a multitude of angry jabs at Rolling Stone, it remains to be seen what kind of impact it will have on the popularity and support for Tsarnaev who now shares a place besides such celebrities as Lady Gaga and Snoop Dogg, heartthrobs like Zac Effron and Justin Beiber, and President Barack Obama.

A preview article on RollingStone.com shares some of the details of the article, including Jahar's attempts in high school to play down the fact that he was a Muslim and a one-time expression of understanding toward the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

What do you think of Rolling Stone's cover? Outrageous? Pure shock value? Leave a comment below.